“Sometimes we have to give up the whole world in order to keep someone who means the world to us.” ~M
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Thoughts and Perspectives From the Mind of a Common Girl
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Merry Christmas to all of you out there in blog land! I hope you are all able to enjoy this holiday season, and spend it with the ones you love both far and near. Happy writing! 😉 ~M xo
If you’re new to prompt writing, and don’t really understand how to use the prompts, please consider the following writing exercise.
Settle into your favorite place in the house with a hot drink to warm your waking bones. Once you’ve warmed up a bit; grab your journal, a trusty pen, and a timer. Then, set your timer for ten minutes and begin writing about one of the prompts. Don’t worry about spelling, punctuation, neatness, or anything like that; just write! Write about anything and everything that comes to your mind, and don’t stop until the ten minutes are up.
I often find myself writing short stories or poems during those ten minutes, but you can write about anything you like. And don’t be alarmed if what you’ve written doesn’t quite make sense. The whole idea behind doing this exercise is to get your mind ready and working so that you can begin your day. Just think of it as exercise for your brain, and once you’ve done your ten minutes of writing, you’ll feel more prepared to tackle the rest of your day.
As always, I will be writing and posting over on my other blog, which can be found here. So please come visit me if you get a chance, and hopefully I can keep up with all of you!
And one last thing before I forget! I made a quick tutorial for those of you who have been having trouble trying to figure out how to Pingback your posts. Please go here, if you’d like to view the tutorial. 😉
Thank you to all who participated this month. I know it was a tough one for a lot of people with NaNoWriMo going on. See you all in December! 😉 ~M
Donna Alford: Short Stories – https://donnaalfordshortstories.com/2019/11/02/the-night-train-to-the-end-of-another-year/
Cosistories – https://cosistories.wordpress.com/2019/11/04/the-night-train/
Playing with words – https://playingwithwords.blog/2019/11/06/the-night-train/
Zombie Flamingos – https://zombieflamingoes.com/2019/11/01/november-writing-prompts-day-1-the-night-train/
This N That With Me – https://cthisnthat.wordpress.com/2019/11/16/novmishmas-november-prompt-smashup/
Continue reading “November 2019 Writing Prompt Participants”
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Hey Everyone,
It’s hard to believe it’s already November! I know that many of you will likely be participating in NaNoWriMo this month, so best of luck if you are! Stay inspired and keep on writing! ~M xo
1. The night train
2. Greetings from earth
3. Wire wrapped workings
4. Soggy pizza perils
5. Studded leather lover
6. The mommy mutiny
7. Water glass whistles
8. Soup kitchen killers
9. Sense and subtlety
10. Broadway night blues
11. The Starlite Inn
12. Hard cider hangover
13. The gobstopper gang
14. Droplets of dread
15. Toadstools and tadpoles
16. Born of beauty
17. Truth be told
18. The perfect reason
19. Green bean casserole
20. Soiled spoiled spots
21. Figure eight failures
22. Where monsters tread
23. An impossible view
24. Mountains of mystery
25. Fiery frankfurter fiascos
26. Lazy day dreams
27. Sand castle creations
28. Thorny thistled thickets
29. Yours and mine
30. Crinkled and creased
If you’re new to prompt writing, and don’t really understand how to use the prompts, please consider the following writing exercise.
Settle into your favorite place in the house with a hot drink to warm your waking bones. Once you’ve warmed up a bit; grab your journal, a trusty pen, and a timer. Then, set your timer for ten minutes and begin writing about one of the prompts. Don’t worry about spelling, punctuation, neatness, or anything like that; just write! Write about anything and everything that comes to your mind, and don’t stop until the ten minutes are up.
I often find myself writing short stories or poems during those ten minutes, but you can write about anything you like. And don’t be alarmed if what you’ve written doesn’t quite make sense. The whole idea behind doing this exercise is to get your mind ready and working so that you can begin your day. Just think of it as exercise for your brain, and once you’ve done your ten minutes of writing, you’ll feel more prepared to tackle the rest of your day.
As always, I will be writing and posting over on my other blog, which can be found here. So please come visit me if you get a chance, and hopefully I can keep up with all of you!
And one last thing before I forget! I made a quick tutorial for those of you who have been having trouble trying to figure out how to Pingback your posts. Please go here, if you’d like to view the tutorial. 😉
Written by Kate, from her blog; A Thousand Bits of Paper (please check out her blog, she’s amazing!) And here’s Kate’s poem, which inspired this post!
Thank you to all of you who participated this month! I know many of you were busy with Inktober, and it’s hard to do both writing and drawing when you’re doing something like that. It was so much fun to see all your inky creations! I hope to see all of you again in November. Keep writing! 😉 ~M xo
This N That With Me – https://cthisnthat.wordpress.com/2019/10/05/oct1-3-promptly-writing/
Afterwards – https://afterwards.blog/2019/10/07/the-fizzled-enchantment-and-other-stories-of-ruin-room-101/
Sweet Aroma – https://onetahayes.com/2019/10/02/occupy-til-i-come/
Zombie Flamingos – https://zombieflamingoes.com/2019/10/01/october-writing-prompts-day-1-the-fizzled-enchantment-and-other-stories-of-ruin/
A UNIQUE TITLE FOR ME – https://jimadamsauthordotcom.wordpress.com/2019/10/01/devil-music/
Realm Of Dreams – https://ejsrealmofdreams.wordpress.com/2019/10/01/the-book/
Ladyleemanila – https://ladyleemanilablog.wordpress.com/2019/10/25/thursday-photo-prompt-balefire-writephoto/
I recently came up with an idea for a way that my family and I could improve our lives and also help others in the process. I call it “Five a Day.” I feel like so often, we try to do so much at once to make positive changes in our lives, and then we get burnt out quickly. So I wanted to figure out a way that could benefit all of us here at home, without making drastic changes that are nearly impossible to maintain. I knew I wanted me and my family to start giving more, to be more productive, to spread kindness, to be healthier, and to make time for things that we all enjoy. So here’s what our Five a Day consists of:
We started this about a week ago, and it’s been going really good. The kids seem to be enjoying it, and we talk about all the things we’ve done over dinner every night. I think all of us are having fun finding things around the house that we know we no longer need. It’s been sort of like a scavenger hunt every day. And we plan to donate everything to a local charity once we accumulate enough stuff. Our pile is definitely growing, as you can see in the picture, and this is just one weeks’ worth of items we’ve collected. Anyway, I just wanted to share this idea with all of you because I know how overwhelming making healthy changes in our lives can often be, and I’ve found this to be a simple way to instill some positive changes in my own life and help my family develop some positive changes too. If you decide to implement the Five a Day routine into your own life, I’d love to hear how it works out for you. And if you have any other ideas for self-improvement, I’d love to hear about those as well.
Have a great week, everyone! ~M xo
* This quote is from a recent radio broadcast, and it really spoke to me, so I wanted to share it with all of you. 😉
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Hey Everyone,
I was in the mood for some story starter prompts this month, so that’s why these are a bit longer. Enjoy! ~M
If you’re new to prompt writing, and don’t really understand how to use the prompts, please consider the following writing exercise.
Settle into your favorite place in the house with a hot drink to warm your waking bones. Once you’ve warmed up a bit; grab your journal, a trusty pen, and a timer. Then, set your timer for ten minutes and begin writing about one of the prompts. Don’t worry about spelling, punctuation, neatness, or anything like that; just write! Write about anything and everything that comes to your mind, and don’t stop until the ten minutes are up.
I often find myself writing short stories or poems during those ten minutes, but you can write about anything you like. And don’t be alarmed if what you’ve written doesn’t quite make sense. The whole idea behind doing this exercise is to get your mind ready and working so that you can begin your day. Just think of it as exercise for your brain, and once you’ve done your ten minutes of writing, you’ll feel more prepared to tackle the rest of your day.
As always, I will be writing and posting over on my other blog, which can be found here. So please come visit me if you get a chance, and hopefully I can keep up with all of you!
And one last thing before I forget! I made a quick tutorial for those of you who have been having trouble trying to figure out how to Pingback your posts. Please go here, if you’d like to view the tutorial. 😉
Thank you to all of you who participated this month! I think the prompts were extra difficult this month, and I promise to go easier on you next time. Well… maybe not! Lol… Just keep writing! 😉 ~M xo
Zombie Flamingos – https://zombieflamingoes.com/2019/09/01/september-writing-prompts-day-1-electric-sky/
Sealing Wax Notes – https://sealingwaxnotes.home.blog/2019/09/01/electric-sky/
A Girl from Terra Mariana – https://girlfromterramariana.wordpress.com/2019/09/02/electric-sky/
A UNIQUE TITLE FOR ME – https://jimadamsauthordotcom.wordpress.com/2019/09/03/veil-between-the-living-and-the-dead/
Help from Heaven – https://isaiah46ministries.com/2019/09/10/earth-is-groaning-photo-challenge/
This N That With Me – https://cthisnthat.wordpress.com/2019/09/07/weather-weather-everywhere/
Cosistories – https://cosistories.wordpress.com/2019/09/14/electric-sky/
Night Owl Poetry – https://dorindaduclos.com/2019/09/28/the-storm-raged-poetry-septemberwriting/
Continue reading “September 2019 Writing Prompt Participants”
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Hey Everyone,
I just want to say thank you for another great month! We seemed to have another record month for postings, which always amazes me. I’m looking forward to another great month of writing and I hope all of you are as well. ~M xo
1. Echoing desires
Jaquintinwriter – https://jaquintinwriter.wordpress.com/2019/08/01/writing-prompt-echoing-desires/
Tina Stewart Brakebill – https://tinastewartbrakebill.com/2019/08/01/desires-lost-or-found/
A UNIQUE TITLE FOR ME – https://jimadamsauthordotcom.wordpress.com/2019/08/01/couldnt-catch-the-clap/
BLUE MOUNTAIN WONDER – https://bluemountainwonder.wordpress.com/2019/08/01/echoing-desires/
Cosistories – https://cosistories.wordpress.com/2019/08/02/echoing-desires/
CHARMED CHAOS – https://charmedchaos.com/2019/08/02/tangled/
Playing with words – https://playingwithwords.blog/2019/08/02/echoing-desires/
This N That With Me – https://cthisnthat.wordpress.com/2019/08/06/1-5-aug-mini-prompt-response-something-different/
Art Mater – http://artmater.com/echoing-desires/